Bring New Knowledge and Expertise to the Field

Study with experienced educators and other professionals who want to
make a difference in the field of adult learning. This program will enable you to bring new knowledge and expertise
to your work with adult learning, whether it be in business, community
college, higher education, health care, community and social services,
corrections facilities, or other settings.

Participate in dialogue, discovery, and new knowledge in four areas of study: program design and development, adult learning theory, leadership, and research.

Key Program Information:

Program consists of 45 credits of coursework taken over two years, and a final year to write the dissertation.

Program culminates with an oral defense and a public presentation of the dissertation.

Students work with a senior advisor and a doctoral committee.

Students attend six months of online classes, complemented with five residencies (7-10
days each, in January and July) at Lesley’s Cambridge, MA, campus.

The program has been revised, effective September 2015. See PDF to the right for revised program.

Sample Program Course

EAGSR 7004 Adult Learning and Development

This course will review the theories, research, and models on adult learning and development. It explores the social context in which adults learn and develop, and the influences of race, class, gender, and culture. Students will be required to apply the material to a practice setting. This is a seminar designed for advanced graduate students.

PhD Oversight

University Graduate Council

The
University Graduate Council (UGC) is a university-wide body that
concentrates on the efficacy of Lesley University doctoral programs.
The council is convened by the Associate Provost and the membership
includes the deans of the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate
School of Social Sciences, the directors of doctoral programs and
specializations, and faculty representatives appointed by the school
Deans. The UGC monitors the coherence and alignment of PhD requirements
and procedures and inquires about the particular academic needs of
doctoral students and about the quality of the scholarship evident in
the research conducted by doctoral candidates.

Advanced Graduate Council: Graduate School of Education

The
Advanced Graduate Council (AGC) acts as the advisory board to the
director of the Educational Studies program. Its work includes the
review and evaluation of policies governing doctoral work within the
Graduate School of Education. The Director of the Educational Studies
doctoral program chairs the AGC. Faculty representatives from across the
University are named for a three-year term. Membership consists of the
coordinators of the three program specializations and other appointees
named by the dean of the Graduate School of Education.

Contact Us

Terrence Keeney, program director of the Adult Learning and Development specialization, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in research methods, lifespan development, cognitive psychology, holistic psychology, and ethics. Previously, he has held faculty and academic administration positions at schools that include University of California, Antioch, Goddard, and Lesley.